CHIEFS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Kansas City Chiefs

The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D.

by CalvinylG · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future D+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: C.J. Hanson in the Round 5 slot, a good 94 spots before the room expected him. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
They took Xavier Legette at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 67
Ruke Orhorhoro at No. 50 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 63
The board had cheaper options than Bralen Trice at pick No. 53, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in pick 64. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · DJ James · CB · rank 53
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 7, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Dadrion Taylor-Demerson · S · rank 86
Nothing to complain about; Dadrion Taylor-Demerson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 88
A clean, defensible pick in No. 95 with a little surplus value in Dominick Puni. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Johnny Wilson at pick 103 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in pick No. 120, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 162
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
They paid sticker price for Mohamed Kamara in the 132nd pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
Dwight McGlothern in slot 159 is fair value, right on his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.35 · Pick 171 · Kendall Milton · RB · rank 202
Kendall Milton at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 205
Ryan Flournoy in the 172nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · C.J. Hanson · OG · rank 267
They talked themselves into C.J. Hanson at pick No. 173, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
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